The online Pacific Water Action Matrix provides an overview of actions supporting the implementation of the Pacific Regional Action Plan on Sustainable Water Management (RAP). You can search for actions, institutions and initiatives on water management in the Pacific by country, keywords, RAP themes etc.

The IWRM team apart from engaging with stakeholders in the region also actively participate in knowledge exchange workshops and meetings globally. With the intention of sharing the knowledge captured through these international meets, the presentations made at these meetings/workshops, are being uploaded to be available to the entire region and all our partners.

Not all the presentations from these meets are showcased here but just the most pertinent ones.

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New Thinking on Water Governance. A Regional Consultation Workshop on Improving Water Governance (1-3rd July 2009, Singapore)The Institute of Water Policy defines water governance broadly as the set of water laws, policies, programs and projects adopted by a country or a State to develop and manage its water resources to meet the current and future needs of its population. Good water governance implies that these laws, policies, programs and projects are effective, efficient, equitable, sustainable and are consistent with the Dublin Principles. Indicators of water governance consists of, among others: 1) water legislations which are updated, integrated and based on water sector assessments; 2) policies that define water rights, quality standards, ground water use, demand management, resource conservation, participation by various sectors at all levels of society; clearly defined responsibilities for water sector functions; 3) effective water regulatory agencies and neutral apex bodies as well as autonomous and accountable water service providers; 4) decentralized operation and maintenance to water user associations; and 5) policies that promote cost recovery tariffs and tariffs that reward conservation and penalize waste.

The Institute of Water Policy at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore and the Asian Development Bank convened the conference on reforming water governance in Asia. The conference was a forum to bring together key water sector policy makers, experts and thought leaders throughout Asia and the world to facilitate networking and knowledge sharing on water governance. At the conference, the Institute of Water Policy, in its capacity as one of the Asia Pacific Water Forum Knowledge Hubs, also launched its program on water governance in Asia.